Update Firmware on 9111-285 (power5 System)

Download Required Firmware - In this case Recommended Firmware is SF240-417
FTP the rpm file (01SF240_417_382.rpm) to the Server that Needs to be Upgraded

Run the command below to extract the flash image file in the rpm file:

rpm -Uvh --ignoreos /tmp/01SF240_202_201.rpm

Before installing check the existing firmware level. From AIX, use the command lsmcode.  This command resides in the diagnostic directory.  An example of the output of the lsmcode command is as follows:
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DISPLAY MICROCODE LEVEL                                                   802811
IBM,9111-285

The current permanent system firmware image is SF240_202
The current temporary system firmware image is SF240_202
The system is currently booted from the temporary firmware image.

Use Enter to continue.
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Next, run the update_flash command to upgrade firmware:
# ls /tmp/fwupdate
01SF240_417_382
# /usr/lpp/diagnostics/bin/update_flash -f /tmp/fwupdate/01SF240_417_382
The image is valid and would update the temporary image to SF240_417.
The new firmware level for the permanent image would be SF240_202.

The current permanent system firmware image is SF240_202.
The current temporary system firmware image is SF240_202.


***** WARNING: Continuing will reboot the system! *****

Do you wish to continue?
Enter 1=Yes or 2=No
SHUTDOWN PROGRAM
Mon Mar 26 11:01:35 EDT 2012
Stopping The LWI Nonstop Profile...
Waiting for The LWI Nonstop Profile to exit...
Waiting for The LWI Nonstop Profile to exit...
Stopped The LWI Nonstop Profile.
0513-044 The sshd Subsystem was requested to stop.
Wait for 'Rebooting...' before stopping.
Error logging stopped...
Advanced Accounting has stopped...
Process accounting stopped...
Stopping NFS/NIS Daemons
0513-044 The nfsd Subsystem was requested to stop.
0513-044 The biod Subsystem was requested to stop.
0513-044 The rpc.lockd Subsystem was requested to stop.
0513-044 The rpc.statd Subsystem was requested to stop.
0513-004 The Subsystem or Group, gssd, is currently inoperative.
0513-004 The Subsystem or Group, nfsrgyd, is currently inoperative.
0513-044 The rpc.mountd Subsystem was requested to stop.
0513-004 The Subsystem or Group, ypbind, is currently inoperative.


Connection to host lost.
After the System is back up, ran lsmcode and found that the system booted from the new Temporary Firmware as shown below
DISPLAY MICROCODE LEVEL                                                   802811
IBM,9111-285

The current permanent system firmware image is SF240_202
The current temporary system firmware image is SF240_417
The system is currently booted from the temporary firmware image.

Use Enter to continue.
To move the Temporary Image

# /usr/lpp/diagnostics/bin/update_flash -c